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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) » Phycitinae » Phycitini » Pima Series » Interjectio » Interjectio denticulella - Hodges#5755 (Interjectio denticulella)

Species Interjectio denticulella - Hodges#5755

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Interjectio denticulella - male Interjectio denticulella - male Interjectio denticulella - male Interjectio denticulella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Pima Series)
Genus Interjectio
Species denticulella (Interjectio denticulella - Hodges#5755)
Hodges Number
5755
Size
forewing length = 11.5-16.0 mm (1)
Identification
Forewing white with thin, black longitudinal streaks and conspicuous, narrow, triangular black spot just before the AM line. Some specimens exhibit only weakly formed dark marks on forewings; some are dark overall with usual white ground color appearing gray due to abundance of black-tipped scales. (1)
Genitalia:
Range
British Columbia south thru California and east to Wyoming (1)
See Also
Interjectio niviella has a much broader black patch preceding the AM line (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD); BOLD:AAH6287
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 15.5. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae
H. H. Neunzig. 2003. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
Contributed by Steve Morris on 14 February, 2023 - 10:38am
Additional contributions by Blocky, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 6 December, 2024 - 6:16pm

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